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TY - CONF AU - Vrielink, A.R. AU - Tantawi, S.G. AU - Toufexis, F. ED - Petit-Jean-Genaz, Christine ED - Kim, Dong Eon ED - Kim, Kyung Sook ED - Ko, In Soo ED - Schaa, Volker RW TI - Theoretical Analysis and Simulation of a Compact Frequency Multiplier for High Power Millimeter and Terahertz Sources J2 - Proc. of IPAC2016, Busan, Korea, May 8-13, 2016 C1 - Busan, Korea T2 - International Particle Accelerator Conference T3 - 7 LA - english AB - As the demands on accelerating gradients and the temporal resolution of beam diagnostics and manipulation schemes grow, millimeter-wave and terahertz (THz) accelerator structures may present a natural solution. The recent advent of a radiofrequency undulator and the development of a 0.45 THz accelerator demonstrate growing interest in this frequency regime; however, growth in this area is limited by the lack of efficient, compact high power sources. We present a novel vacuum electronic device featuring an interaction between a radially bunched electron beam and azimuthally traveling waves. The use of an inward traveling radial sheet beam mitigates space charge effects at the low operating energy of 10-30 keV and allows for a high input beam current of approximately 0.5-10 A. Based on preliminary calculations, these devices could operate from 50 GHz to 250 GHz with tens of kiloWatts of output power, while the expected efficiency would scale from 60% at 80 GHz to 15% at 230 GHz. Here we present the underlying theory, possible structure design, and preliminary results from analytical calculations and simulation. PB - JACoW CP - Geneva, Switzerland SP - 576 EP - 578 DA - 2016/06 PY - 2016 SN - 978-3-95450-147-2 DO - 10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2016-MOPMY035 UR - http://jacow.org/ipac2016/papers/mopmy035.pdf ER -